Darren Simmons

@darrensimmons

He/him. Mathematician (ask me about groups!). Erstwhile fan of sport. De facto anarchist, not having a great time these days. Atheist, but usually not a jerk about it. Used to be @mathman_85 at the old place. Views expressed are my own.

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Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· 18d

Baked penne? Baked penne.

A Pyrex dish containing baked penne with meat sauce and a top of mozzarella cheese, sitting on a gas stove next to a stone countertop.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· 20d

Forever and always relevant:

A _Calvin & Hobbes* Sunday strip panel depicting the eponymous duo riding a wagon down a woodland path. Reading from left to right, we get the following:

H: Well, summer is almost over. It sure went quick, didn’t it?
C: Yep.

[middle of the panel shows wagon ride continuing, no dialogue]

C: There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· 21d

What fucking psychopathic madman would have thought that upscaling and/or remastering _Threads_ in 4K is a good idea.

Screenshot from a link to an _Inverse_ article (https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/threads-blu-ray-4k), including a picture of a police officer with a heavily bandaged face, and the following caption:

The Most Chilling Nuclear Thriller Ever Just Got A 4K Upgrade

A devastating Cold War cautionary tale now looks more realistic than ever thanks to a 4K resoration [_sic_].

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Jun 3

Hey, I did it!

An outcome of First Down Studio’s “Build a 17–0 Team”

Projected Record: 17–0
Grade: A+

QB Drake Maye (NE)
RB De’Von Achane (MIA)
WR Justin Jefferson (MIN)
TE Trey McBride (ARI)
DEF Browns (CLE)
HC Sean Payton (DEN)

Teams Drawn:
(1) Cleveland, (2) New England, (3) Miami, (4) Minnesota, (5) Denver, (6) Arizona.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· May 22

What can I say? I just like using slightly-more-obscure lines from “The Second Coming” as titles.

A generated _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine_ title card with a bottom view of the DS9 station shown and the title

AND EVERYWHERE THE
CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE IS
DROWNED

displayed in straight quotation marks at the top of the screen.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· May 9

Jonas in an overnight bag, because #Caturday

A black-and-white cat named Jonas inside a grey back. Carpet and wooden floor in background.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Apr 30

Lasagna this time. We'll see how it goes.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Apr 22

Jonas got out somehow and disappeared until it started raining at about 09:30 this morning. After he came back, ate, and climbed up on me to sleep, I took this. I don't think he liked the photoflash.

Black-and-white cat named Jonas sitting on the photographer, eyes shut tightly in response to the photoflash. Photographer in upper right background.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Apr 7

This is from back in December but it fits.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Apr 1

It isn't #Caturday, but nonetheless...

A black-and-white cat named Jonas sleeping sprawled across a wooden table.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Apr 1

Image from _The Simpsons_ of a Magic 8 Ball displaying the legend “It looks doubtful” in small caps.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Mar 14

Our potentially new boy whom I call Jonas:

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Mar 12

“Follow them. The yellow flowers.”

A photograph of potted yellow flowers on a wooden table.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 28

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some Zen to the feed.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 24

Same-ish place a week later looked like this:

Shot of the partially-frozen Ohio River looking southwest from Marietta, Ohio just upstream of the confluence with the Muskingum. Taken 10 February 2026.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 24

I don't whether it was intentionally cleared or not, but there was a clear channel in the Ohio this year.

Partially frozen-over Ohio River. Taken 4 February 2026 looking south from Marietta, Ohio towards Williamstown, West Virginia. Clear channel and river barge in right background.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 19

I think this looks unusually good for food made by me. Hopefully, it'll taste good as well.

A piece of Pyrex containing a baked penne pasta dish.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 15

I think a PS5 or a high-end gaming PC would be needed (I have the former). And the photo mode is indeed wonderful. Two of my own favorites:

A screencap from _Horizon Forbidden West_, taken during in-game sunrise looking east from the shrine to the fallen just outside the base.

A screengrab from _Horizon Forbidden West_’s _Burning Shores_ DLC in which Aloy and Seska are looking up at the Hollywood sign as the Horus atop it activates.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 4

Shot of the Ohio River taken looking southwest towards West Virginia. Snow-dusted surface ice in foreground. Clear water and river barge in background.

Shot of the Ohio River taken looking southeast towards West Virginia. Snow-dusted surface ice in foreground. Clear water and bridge in background.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Feb 4

Shot of the Muskingum River near its mouth, taken looking upstream northeast from a bridge. It is mostly frozen over, the surface ice dusted with snow.

Shot of the Muskingum River near its mouth, taken looking upstream north from a bridge. It is mostly frozen over, the surface ice dusted with snow. Second bridge visible in the background.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Jan 19

Speaking of Gritty…

An image macro of Philadelphia Flyers mascot “Gritty”, with a building in the background from which blue–purple octopus-like arms are emerging and the following text:

I CAME HERE TO SMASH FASCISTS AND AWAKEN CHAOS GODS…

…AND I’M ALL OUT OF CHAOS GODS

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Jan 19

An orange cat named Eddie, lying on a light blue blanket. Computer table and office chair in left background.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Jan 1

Oh, dear...

Screenshot of Merriam–Qebster's post reading thus:

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.

Let's. Go.

Your 2026 Word

smol

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Dec 25

Think I stole this one from @scientistmel.bsky.social a year or two ago, but since I like it…

An image of an eldritch abomination in the form of a wreath, with text in the foreground reading thus:

ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
CTHULHU SENT TO ME
TWELVE SHOGGOTHS BUBBLING
ELEVEN TENTACLES SQUIRMING
TEN FUNGI GROWING
NINE CULTISTS DANCING
EIGHT ELDER GODS
SEVEN FORMS OF MADNESS
SIX BLACK GOATS SPAWNING
FIVE NECRO-NOM-ICONS
FOUR CRAWLING CHAOS
A THREE LOBED EYE
TWO DEEP ONES
AND NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY

MERRY CTHULHUMAS

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Dec 2

Closed roads don't get plowed here, evidently.

A pristine snowy road through a wood. Guardrail on the right, hill to the left.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Dec 2

Snowfall in southern Ohio, 2 December 2025.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Sep 23

An image of Captain America speaking to Spider-Man, saying:

Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say. Doesn't matter if the whole country decides something wrong is something right. This nation was founded in one principle above all else: the requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the world...

..."No. YOU move."

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Sep 12

Though on second thought—as I had to type all that out myself to make the alt text—this is just an A.I.-generated summary of, essentially, the abstract.

Screenshot of Google’s AI description of an academic document:

“On Lagrangian Algebras in Braided Fusion Categories” is the title of a 2017 doctoral dissertation by Darren Simmons, completed at Ohio University. This work explores a generalization of the concept of symmetry, using fusion categories to create generalized associative algebras and study their properties.

Key aspects of this work include:

• Braided Fusion Categories: These are a class of mathematical structures that generalize the notion of symmetry beyond classical group theory.
• Lagrangian Algebras: The dissertation constructs and analyzes generalized associative algebras within these categories, with a focus on those that are “Lagrangian”.
• Generalization of Symmetry: The research contributes to the study of symmetry in physics and mathematics by providing a more general framework than traditional group theory.
• Mathematical Formalization: The study formalizes concepts in abstract algebra to better understand the properties of these generalized algebras.

[Two lsink to access the document via OhioLink’s Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center]

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Sep 11

Oh, so, this guy’s on the case, then:

A cartoon image of an orange, black, white, and yellow humanoid robot whose head is a top (as in, the spinning toy)—Top Man from the Capcom® Nintendo video game Rockman/Mega Man Ⅲ.

Darren Simmons@darrensimmons· Aug 27

Miss that little furball.